Contemporary Jewish Museum Displays Arthur Szyk Haggadah Originals

JEWISH WEEKLY

CALIFORNIA---The Contemporary Jewish Museum will present “Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah,” a new exhibition that features original paintings from the famed Szyk haggadah, first published in 1940 after the Polish Jewish artist had fled Nazi tyranny. All 48 original paintings from Szyk’s haggadah will be on view. The exhibition features Szyk’s miniatures on paper, as well as examples of historical and contemporary haggadahs. Born in 1894 to a Jewish family in Lodz, Szyk trained in Paris and Poland, later immigrating to the United States. He died in 1951. The exhibition opens Thursday, Feb. 13 and runs through June 29. [link]

The Contemporary Jewish Museum: “Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah,” (Feb. 13-June 29); 735 Mission St., San Francisco, CA; (415) 655-7800; thecjm.org.